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The Diplomatic Record Office (DRO) was established in 1971 as one of the offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. DRO collects and stores historical records on diplomacy, receives inquiry about records and open them to the public, and compiles and publishes Japanese diplomatic documents. The records stored by DRO include: 1. "Records of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "historical records on diplomatic activities from the establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the end of the war 2. "Communications" and "Sequel to Communications" 3. About 600 treaties concluded from the last days of the shogunate to the end of the war 4. About 1100 credentials and autograph letters from the last days of the shogunate and Meiji to the end of the war 5. About 320 materials of former Prime Minister Yoshida Shigeru, such as articles, letters, books and photographs. Out of these materials, DRO provides Asian historical records from "Records of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs," historical records relating to diplomatic activities from the establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the end of the war.